Welcome to In Focus. In this series we take a closer look at particular sites, finds and objects from the world of Archaeology. Today I am trying something a bit different, an experiment: Driving from Segedunum, Wallsend to Vindolanda on Hadrian’s Wall. Time Stamped Highlights: 04:56 : Journey Starts: Hadrian Road, Wallsend 05:06 : Segedunum Roman Fort ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CboXT0au2rk

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and recent archaeological discoveries, and discuss and debate what they find. #archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup *** 0:00 Introduction 4:41 Old Oswestry Update 6:27 Crooked House Significance 15:35 The Economics of Pubs 19:31 The 2023 Timeline of Events 28:03 The Site as a Crime Scene 33:11 The New Owner, Neighbours & Access 38:45 Monitoring, Security & Safety Qs 47:03 Support Us on Patreon! 47:48 Implications of Heritage Status & Crime 59:32 Other Responses and Cultural Context 1:03:23 Historic England comments on Arson Cases 1:07:35 Criminal Investigation takes Time 1:10:49 Conclusion *** Link of the Week: Disasters Emergency Committee: https://www.dec.org.uk/ *** Links: Britain's wonkiest pub The Crooked House where coins appear to roll uphill on the bar goes up for sale amid fears it will close after 192 years: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11839747/Inside-Britains-wonkiest-pub-sale-amid-fears-closed.html Crooked House: Fire at 'wonkiest' pub treated as arson: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-65141057 The Crooked House scandal 'must be catalyst for change': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66472000 'Questions need answering' over Crooked House fire: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66426703 Excavator used to raze Crooked House pub ‘was hired before the fire’: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/crooked-house-pub-fire-excavator-demolish-b2391755.html The Crooked House demolished: Thousands sign petitions to rebuild ‘wonkiest pub’: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/crooked-house-demolished-hundreds-sign-115531160.html Police ‘reviewing all evidence’ on cause of Crooked House pub fire: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/07/police-reviewing-all-evidence-on-cause-of-crooked-house-pub-fire New owners of Crooked House had 'bought and gutted another pub': https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/new-owners-of-crooked-house-had-bought-and-gutted-another-pub/ar-AA1f59iE 'Feud' between new owner of The Crooked House and boss of wonky pub revealed: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uks-wonkiest-boozer-new-owner-30668103.amp 'We don't want people to think we leave a mess': Locals tidy and guard rubble left after Crooked House pub bulldozed: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/crooked-house-pub-guard-rubble-heap/ Record number of pubs forced to call last orders as 'perfect storm' caused by soaring costs and weak demand hits: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/record-number-pubs-close/ Demolition of Crooked House pub unacceptable – council: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-66442399 New plans submitted to demolish Stoke-on-Trent pub: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-66411013 Mansfield's fire-damaged Hermitage Mill could be rebuilt as nursing home: https://www.chad.co.uk/news/people/mansfields-fire-damaged-hermitage-mill-could-be-rebuilt-as-nursing-home-3679358 This is why there are so many fires at mills in Yorkshire: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/fire-mill-1758023 Carlton Tavern – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Tavern ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=METmopsfaKw